32C-141 (58) DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
At a meeting held on September 17, 1986, the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the City of Northampton voted unanimously to 4LOt the
Special Permit request of Michael Sissman, P.O. box 1096, Northampton,
MA, for the purpose of allowing construction of two buildings and
three garages within one hundred feet of a Watershed Protection District
at property located at Pleasant Stree_.t and Michelman Avenue, Northampton
(URC Zone). Present and voting were: Chairman Robert C. Buscher,
William Brandt and Peter Laband.
The findings were as follows:
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W. Brandt found that all requirements as set forth in Section 14.6
of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance have been met and that multi-
family dwellings are permitted in a URC zone as a matter of right.
P. Laband, referring to Section 10.10 specific to the two structures
located within the Watershed Overlay Protection District, found that
the use is listed in the Table of Use Regulations; that the requested.
use bears a positive relationship to the public convenience; that
the requested use will not create undue traffic congestion; that
the requested use will not overload municipal systems; that Article
XI has been addressed under the Conservation Commission's findings;
and that the requested use will not unduly impair the character
of the zone and is in harmony with the ordinance. He also found that
the conditions of Section 14.6 have been met.
R. Buscher found that although the development will result in
traffic problems on Michelman Avenue and Pleasant Street, this
issue is not relevant to what the applicant is requesting under
Section 14.6, as the applicant could construct the development
by right (without the two structures located in the Watershed'
Overlay Protection District) and these two separate issues (traffic
and Watershed District) cannot be conjoined. He stated that as
the Conservation Commission has acted favorably upon this request,
and the Planning Board finds no planning issues, and as the applicant;
has met all of the conditions of Section 14.6, he would vote in favor;
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�j of the petition.
(� The Board mandated that all of the requirements of Section 14.6
ii of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance, as well as the Conservation
Commission's Order of Conditions become a part of this Special Permiti.
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